Valerie Mulvin will discuss the challenges and potential of towns in Ireland at the Arts Council and Local Government's third biennial conference, Places Matter, on 24 and 25 March 2022 in VISUAL in Carlow.

The conference will provoke and inspire public sector organisations, policy makers, arts organisations and artists to understand how we can collaboratively and creatively look at our investment into people and places. Asking questions such as; how has the impact of the pandemic influenced the importance of the places where we live and their creative potential? Who is part of our place based conversations and are all voices included? Does where we live matter for opportunities to engage in the arts? The conference will provoke and inspire public sector organisations, policy makers, arts organisations and artists to understand how we creatively collaborate for a better future for people and places?

Click here to view the full conference programme and register.